Tuesday, April 23, 2024
Class is back in session as Oceanside students returned to school on Tuesday, while Island Park ushered in the new school year on Wednesday.
In Oceanside
There are plenty of changes in the Oceanside School District. New courses at the high school include app creation, college anatomy and physiology, demystifying and redefining mental health and wellness, introduction to Japanese and magic of words: growing up with Harry Potter. There will also be the addition of an Advanced Placement capstone, which offers students an in-depth experience that supports college and career readiness.
In Island Park
There are also many implementations and enhancements in courses and programs to look forward to in Island Park Public Schools in 2019-20.
The new school year will bring two new English Language Arts programs, and college units of study will be taught in fifth through eighth grade. New science curriculums are also earmarked for kindergarten through fifth grade, and new science dimensions units are planned for grades six through eight.
New programs for the district include the implementation of several career and technical education courses, as well as technology education modules for sixth through eighth grade students.
Francis X. Hegarty Elementary School will welcome a new principal in 2019-20, as Cynthia Cameron joins the school after spending the past 13 years in administrative roles at schools in Queens and Elmont. She takes over for Jacob Russum, who spent 10 years as principal and will now serve as the district’s director of pupil personnel services.
Idowu Ogundipe has also joined the district as a business administrator. A state-certified accountant, Ogundipe has a wealth of business experience and previously worked in the Shelter Island School District as a business leader. In his previous role, Ogundipe was instrumental in district budget development, daily operations, policy revisions, business resolutions, staff supervision and negotiations with bargaining units.
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